According to data from the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), 26,758 cases of stroke were recorded in Bulgaria between January and July 2026, equivalent to one stroke every 11 minutes, Prof. Dimitar Maslarov, a member of the Management Board of the Brain Health Council Foundation, said at a rou»»»

Bulgaria has requested technical assistance from the European Union and NATO to continue the investigation into the attack on commercial vessels in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea, the government information service said. In letters addressed to European Council President Antoni»»»

The Archives State Agency marked its 75th anniversary with an official celebration here on Monday. The event included a presentation of the commemorative publication "Bulgarian Archives. Documents and People” and the exhibition “Finds of Memory: Unexpected Archival Discoveries” at the Agency's Exhi»»»

Woman ordered to pay Dh100,000 after failing to hand over car sale money in Dubai Dubai: A Dubai court has ordered a woman to pay Dh100,000 to a man after she failed to hand over the proceeds from the sale of his four-wheel vehicle, despite agreeing to transfer the money immediately after ownership»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Lebanese health ministry updates the toll of the Israeli aggression since October 8, 2023: 4389 martyrs and 12424 injuries 12-10-2026 19:02»»»

Doha, Qatar: beIN MEDIA GROUP (‘beIN’), the leading global sports, entertainment and media group, has been awarded the National Information Assurance (NIA) Certification by Qatar’s National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA), becoming the first global organisation in Qatar to successfully undergo the NIA»»»

RIYADH: Minister of State for Energy Affairs, President and CEO of QatarEnergy HE Saad Sherida Al Kaabi toured QatarEnergy’s pavilion at the World Petroleum Congress (WPC) conference and exhibition taking place in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The minister walked through the pavilion’s multi»»»

DEIR EZZOR: The Syrian Arab Republic is working to rehabilitate date palm plantations and improve production in eastern Deir Ezzor province, as farmers, researchers and agricultural organizations gathered on Sunday for the third Deir Ezzor Date Exhibition. Organized by the Agriculture Directorate i»»»

Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) fined four banks a total of PLN 147.09 mln for contract clauses that allowed them to change terms unilaterally and introduce or raise fees. The challenged provisions covered bank accounts, payment and credit cards, loans and mortgages. »»»

Alcohol consumption and related health burdens have declined in Poland in recent years, following a period when alcohol-related harm was rising. The author supports measures such as higher excise taxes and restrictions on late-night sales, noting that behavioral risks still cost Poles substantially»»»

Eight Polish publishers have joined to create Novelist, a subscription platform for audiobooks and e-books, aiming to offer a local alternative to global services. The company says it focuses on curated recommendations from writers, musicians and other cultural figures rather than overwhelming user»»»

RIYADH: King Abdullah expressed Jordan’s condemnation of ongoing Houthi attacks against the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday. In a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the king affirmed Jordan’s full solidarity with the Kingdom in confronting any threats to its »»»

DAMASCUS: Syria’s state-operated postal service has resumed parcel deliveries between provinces and reopened international shipping routes, expanded its network and developed financial and digital services as it seeks to reconnect with customers and overseas markets. Syrian Post’s director general,»»»

New York: The State of Qatar reaffirmed its commitment to working with the United Nations system and all partners to accelerate the implementation of the Doha Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries (2022-2031), describing it as a global roadmap and an international platform for achie»»»

TUNIS, Oct. 12, 2026 (TAP) - President of the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) Farouk Bouasker held a remote meeting on Monday with the regional directors of the authority nationwide.The meeting was dedicated to monitoring the...»»»

Geneva: Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi participated in the opening session of the Geneva Peace Forum on Monday. In his inaugural remarks, HE Al Khulaifi noted the importance of rules and standards governing mediation for peac»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said on Monday that it was a right decision on his part to strike a deal with Russia on diesel fuel supplies. "I made the right choice for the American People," Trump wrote on Truth Social. On Friday, Trump spoke on the phone with Russian President V»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage on Monday called Ukraine one of the most corrupt countries in the world. "Look, you know, this is one of the most corrupt countries on Earth. All right, we know that. I've been very, very worried about where some of our money has gone... Zelens»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Strategic mutual trust between Russia and China has strengthened, and multilateral cooperation has become closer, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday. "The strategic mutual trust between the two countries [Russia and China] has become even stronger, cooperation in all»»»

An 80-year-old woman died in a house fire in Szentendre, near Budapest, after her 51-year-old son allegedly attacked his parents. His father escaped, while firefighters later discovered the woman’s body in the badly damaged property. A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder with particular cr»»»

LONDON: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday that Moscow would send additional humanitarian aid to Lebanon and called for an immediate ceasefire as Israeli military operations continued. Speaking in Moscow after talks with Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raji, Lavrov reaffirmed R»»»

MOSCOW - Serbian caretaker Minister of Information and Telecommunications Boris Bratina and Perko Matovic, state secretary at his ministry, met on Monday in Moscow with Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation Maksut Shadayev. The meeting was held dur»»»

Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman says decades of investment have strengthened energy security Dubai: Saudi Arabia is planning to double the capacity of its strategic East-West oil pipeline to 10 million barrels a day within two to three years, Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Monday. »»»

LONDON: King Abdullah II of Jordan and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim discussed ways to strengthen Jordanian-Malaysian relations during a meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. King Abdullah stressed the need for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to strengthen coordination to halt Israel’»»»

Bulgarian MEP Ivaylo Valchev (There Is Such a People/European Conservatives and Reformists Group) has sent a letter to the European External Action Service (EEAS) concerning cases in which representatives of the Western Outlands Research Institute were denied entry to Serbia, the MEP’s office said »»»

Foster care in Razgrad Region, the challenges faced by foster parents, and opportunities to attract more people willing to open their homes and hearts to children at risk were the focus of a discussion held at the press club of the Bulgarian News Agency in Razgrad. The forum is part of a national i»»»

It was supposed to be a safe space for all the Karens and institutionally-backed wine moms who spend their days policing public discourse like it’s neighborhood Block Watch fodder. Instead, this year’s EU #Disinfo2026 confab in Lithuania turned into a bust. What happened was basically the equivalen»»»

Pope Leo has condemned capital punishment as an attack on human dignity amid growing criticism of the US military’s plans to livestream the execution of the convicted Fort Hood shooter. US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced last week that Nidal Malik Hasan would face a military firing squad on»»»

LONDON, Oct ‌12: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that a suspected plot targeting the RAF Fairford air base in Britain was “highly ‌likely” to ‌have been coordinated ‌in Iran, and almost certainly directed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. “We will not tolerate these threa»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Airways has announced a temporary suspension of flights to and from Riyadh and Dammam in Saudi Arabia. The airline said affected passengers would be contacted directly and advised customers to check their flight status through the Qatar Airways website or mobile app. Qatar Airway»»»

Travel disruptions and safety warnings for Americans in Saudi Arabia The US Mission in Saudi Arabia has issued a security alert urging American citizens to exercise caution amid heightened security concerns in the Kingdom. In an alert issued on Monday, the mission warned that travellers could face »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President and CEO of QatarEnergy HE Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi toured QatarEnergy’s pavilion at the World Petroleum Congress (WPC) conference and exhibition currently taking place in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. His Excellency walked thr»»»

Robyg has applied to Warsaw authorities to locate a residential project under Poland’s “lex developer” law on the former Faelbet concrete factory site in Białołęka. The plan includes 10 apartment buildings with 1,148 to 1,370 units, ranging from 30 to 120 square meters, plus ground-floor commercial»»»

Several prominent investors and strategists warn that enthusiasm for artificial intelligence may have created a stock market bubble, though they disagree about when it could burst and whether investors should still participate. Ray Dalio says rising borrowing costs and investors selling assets to r»»»

Retail price growth picked up slightly in September, interrupting its recent slowdown, but analysts say the data do not signal a sharp new wave of inflation. Prices across 17 product categories were up 1.9% y/y, compared with 1.7% in August. Food and nonalcoholic beverages rose 1.1%, still 0.8 perc»»»

JEDDAH/RIYADH: Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar has visited people injured in the Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport, and conveyed greetings from King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wishing victims a speedy recovery, according to a video posted by Al Ekhbariya. The »»»

The National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria (NAMRB) presented anniversary awards to mayors, municipal council representatives and journalists for their contributions to the association and local government. The ceremony took place on Monday during the Annual Meeting of Lo»»»

The President’s Administration website lacks a Cyrillic domain name and uses Russian-style rather than Bulgarian Cyrillic characters, Yes, Bulgaria Co-Chair Bozhidar Bozhanov said in a Facebook post cited by the party’s press service on Monday. “If [President Iliana] Iotova is so keen on everything»»»

LONDON: Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has withdrawn $661 million in investments from five Israeli banks, valued as of last June, as part of an ethical review of its holdings in the Israeli banking sector. The decision, announced on Monday, affects First International Bank of Israel, FIBI Holdings,»»»

WASHINGTON: US federal agents searched the Washington home of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Monday as part of a criminal investigation, officials said, marking a dramatic escalation in President Donald Trump’s confrontation with the outspoken lawmaker. The search was conducted by agents fr»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President and CEO of QatarEnergy HE Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi attended the 25th WPC Energy Congress, which was opened in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, by the Minister of Energy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud»»»

A politician from Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has resigned from a leadership position in its youth organisation after posting a controversial map depicting parts of several European countries, including Hungary, as territory of a unified Germany. A ‘Greater Germany’ map »»»

The former Warehouse 7 site at the Port of Burgas will host the official Eurovillage for next year's Eurovision Song Contest, following an agreement reached today by Transport Minister Georgi Peev and Burgas Mayor Dimitar Nikolov. Nikolov said the site would soon be cleaned and prepared for inspect»»»

Mall expansion brings 38 new businesses, boosting its appeal to 1.5m monthly visitors Dubai’s Ibn Battuta Mall is giving visitors more reasons to drop by, with new restaurants, fashion brands and family attractions — including the much-awaited return of cinema with Roxy Cinemas. Of 38 new and upcom»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian caretaker FM Marko Djuric spoke by phone with Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath on Monday about advancement of bilateral relations, strengthening of political dialogue and opportunities for development of economic cooperation. D»»»

The Trump administration continues to crack down on immigration, with new restrictions on the H-1B visa programme. US Vice President JD Vance singled out Microsoft as having abused the system to recruit low-cost foreign workers, to the detriment of the American workforce. The tech giant has defende»»»

The most common mistake in public discussion is to confuse price indices with retail markups or profits, the Association for Modern Trade (AMT) said in a statement on Monday. The statement come in response to Commission for Consumer Protection (CCP) Chair Maya Manolova’s claim that markups on some »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia carried out a strike against a Nova Poshta logistics center in Ternovka in the Nikolaev region, used for storing dual-use goods of the Ukrainian forces, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. "As a result of the strike in the Nikolaev region, the logistics center Nov»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - London and Brussels are developing plans to blockade the Baltic Sea and the straits leading to it, Russian presidential aide Nikolai Patrushev said on Monday. "Western countries are trying to organize interceptions of our ships. London and Brussels are developing plans to blockad»»»

Tunis,Oct.12 (TAP) - The Independent High Authority for Elections (French: ISIE) announced Monday that the preliminary electoral roll for the recall vote for the local council member in Mosrata (Siliana delegation) will be available on October 13-15...»»»